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There is something about this corner of the wall and red routes. I always enjoy the red routes in this corner. This is a fun one.

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This video was shot on Easy as Pudding located on Humpreys Ledge at the Geriatric wall area. This was an easy route once the top rope was established. The only hard part is finding the holds the first time around. All in all it was a good route and a great introduction to outdoor climbing!

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Brandon Udelhofen takes this 5.8 on lead at Brooklyn Boulders in Boston, MA set to Reflecktor by Arcade Fire.

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Since the gym was empty today I decided to play around with some camera angles and heavier post production. I climbed this V2 route that I’ve done a bunch but this time, this was the only route that I climbed for about 30 minutes. I climbed it once in one angle, then moved the camera …

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This route is a great warm up and has lots of fun holds. Once mastered, you can practice down climbing or skipping holds.

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Maine Rock Gym recently had a bouldering wall reset. They added this nice V3 route and it quickly became my favorite project. It took 3 trips before I was able to finish it but when I did, it became my third ever V3 assent. This was shot on a head mounted GoPro Hero3 Black Edition.

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This route is one of the best I’ve ever climbed. It was a winding and difficult route spanning a doorway then climbing above it. It snaked back and forth like a river up the wall. I assumed from my initial look that it went straight up but as soon as I placed my hands on …

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This is a V3 Pink route at the Maine Rock Gym. It is a fun one but it gets a bit tricky after the third move.  It starts out pretty straight forward with a large jug two hand match hold. Then a right hand up to a small scoop. Then, a left hand way up …

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